This song, dedicated to all prisoners of conscience, with a plea to their jailers, is an interfaith melding of two spiritual texts: Christian and Baha’i.
The title and continuing lines are from the Christian New Testament “Sermon on the Mount”, Matthew 5:7 “Blessed are the merciful, for they will be shown mercy”
The accompanying text from the Baha’i Writings is from Persian mystic poet Baha’u’llah’s ‘Words of Paradise’:
“O son of man! If thine eyes be turned towards mercy, forsake the things that profit thee and cleave unto that which will profit mankind. And if thine eyes be turned towards justice, choose thou for thy neighbor that which thou choosest for thyself.”
The price listed is a license to make copies for 30 singers ($2.00 CAD per singer), plus director (and accompanist) in the ensemble. If you need to pay more for more singers, or need to scale back for fewer singers, please email Aurora Sky Music for a timely adjustment in price.
Purchase includes digital download of master only (pdf)
LEVEL: Moderately Easy
7 pages. Perusal copy skips pages
This song, dedicated to all prisoners of conscience, with a plea to their jailers, is an interfaith melding of two spiritual texts: Christian and Baha’i.
The title and continuing lines are from the Christian New Testament “Sermon on the Mount”, Matthew 5:7 “Blessed are the merciful, for they will be shown mercy”
The accompanying text from the Baha’i Writings is from Persian mystic poet Baha’u’llah’s ‘Words of Paradise’:
“O son of man! If thine eyes be turned towards mercy, forsake the things that profit thee and cleave unto that which will profit mankind. And if thine eyes be turned towards justice, choose thou for thy neighbor that which thou choosest for thyself.”
The price listed is a license to make copies for 30 singers ($2.00 CAD per singer), plus director (and accompanist) in the ensemble. If you need to pay more for more singers, or need to scale back for fewer singers, please email Aurora Sky Music for a timely adjustment in price.
Purchase includes digital download of master only (pdf)
LEVEL: Moderately Easy
7 pages. Perusal copy skips pages
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